American Music Awards of 2012
| American Music Awards of 2012 | ||||
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| Country | USA | |||
| Official website | ABC-American Music Award | |||
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| Network | ABC | |||
| Runtime | 180 minutes | |||
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The 40th American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC.[1] The nominees were announced on October 9, 2012 by Christina Aguilera. This year included a brand new category, Electronic Dance Music.[2] Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, and of each of their four nominations, Nicki Minaj won two, Katy Perry, Adele, Rihanna and Taylor Swift won one.[3][4][5][6]
Nominees and winners
Justin Bieber won three awards, including Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift won the Favorite Country Female Artist Award for the 5th Consecutive Year
Nicki Minaj received four nominations, and won two of them
- Winners are highlighted in bold.
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Artist of the Year | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Old Navy New Artist of the Year |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Pop/Rock Album |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Female Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Country Album |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Alternative Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Latin Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Favorite Electronic Dance Music |
Performers
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Usher | "Numb" "Climax" "Can't Stop Won't Stop" |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | "This Kiss" "Call Me Maybe" |
| The Wanted | "I Found You" |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Miss Independent" "Since U Been Gone" "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" "Catch My Breath" |
| Ke$ha | "Die Young" |
| No Doubt | "Looking Hot" |
| Taylor Swift | "I Knew You Were Trouble" |
| Linkin Park | "Burn It Down" |
| Nicki Minaj | "Freedom" |
| P!nk | "Try" |
| Justin Bieber Nicki Minaj |
"As Long As You Love Me" "Beauty and a Beat" |
| Christina Aguilera Pitbull |
"Lotus Intro" "Army of Me" "Let There Be Love" "Don't Stop The Party" "Feel This Moment" |
| Carrie Underwood | "Two Black Cadillacs" |
| Swizz Beatz Chris Brown Ludacris |
"Everyday Birthday" |
| Stevie Wonder | Tribute to Dick Clark: "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "My Cherie Amour" "Sir Duke" |
| PSY MC Hammer |
"Gangnam Style" "2 Legit 2 Quit" |
Presenters
- Ryan Seacrest presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and later on, introduced Stevie Wonder
- Eric Stonestreet presented Favorite Country Female Artist
- Lucy Hale & Phillip Phillips introduced Carly Rae Jepsen
- Randy Jackson introduced Kelly Clarkson
- Stacy Keibler & Ne-Yo presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- Cyndi Lauper introduced Ke$ha
- Karmin introduced No Doubt
- Kerry Washington & Apolo Ohno presented Favorite Alternative Artist
- Florida Georgia Line introduced Taylor Swift
- Jennifer Morrison & Ginnifer Goodwin presented Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist
- Lady Antebellum presented Favorite Country Male Artist
- Heidi Klum introduced P!nk
- Backstreet Boys presented New Artist of the Year
- Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
- Carly Rae Jepsen introduced Justin Bieber
- Kelly Rowland & Elisha Cuthbert presented Favorite Electronic Dance Music
- Gloria Estefan introduced Christina Aguilera
- Luke Bryan & Jenny McCarthy presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album and introduced Carrie Underwood
- Brandy introduced Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown & Ludacris
- Hayden Panettiere & 50 Cent presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
- Neon Trees presented Favorite Country album
- will.i.am presented Artist of the Year and introduced PSY
References
- ↑ "American Music Awards". Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Christina Aguilera To Announce AMAS Nominations". amas365.com. October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ↑ Dove, Steve (November 18, 2012). "The Winners of The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards". beta.abc.go.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ↑ "Divas in dis-dress: Nicki Minaj and Christina Aguilera top list for worst outfits at American Music Awards". Daily Mail. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Justin Bieber wins artist of the year at American Music Awards". Guardian UK. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "American Music Awards 2012: Complete Winners List". MTV. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "American Music Awards 2012 Performances". Entertainmentwise. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
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